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Miami Herald Op-Ed – Scotty’s Landing in Coconut Grove

Scotty’s Landing on the left is almost always busy- The Chart House on the right usually has an empty deck

Here is my first photographic Miami Herald Op-Ed piece which I wrote recently. Scotty’s Landing is a popular bayfront restaurant and bar which has a long-term lease with the city of Miami. That lease is up for renewal now. Some larger, corporate, chain restaurants would like to pay the city for a new lease but Scotty’s has a loyal clientele. It’s an interesting battle. My opinion is pretty obvious in the Op-Ed. To go the Miami Herald’s online edition of my Op-Ed, go here.

What are your thoughts? Should the independent, locally-owned restaurant get a new long-term lease? Or should the city give it to an out-of-town, corporate chain?